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NYU Professor AI proofs his assignments, students lose their minds
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:24 am
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:24 am
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If tweet fails to load, click here. I can't imagine emailing a professor for an extension because ChatGPT was down.
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Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:27 am to BluegrassBelle
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I can't imagine emailing a professor for an extension because ChatGPT was down.
That anecdote conspicuously lacks the quotation marks the others include. Makes me think the student asked for an extension, but the prof had independent knowledge that ChatGPT was down that day, so made the connection.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:27 am to BluegrassBelle
This next generation is cooked
A lot of these kids are already struggling to read and understand things properly since they mostly consumed "brain rot" content as young children
A lot of these kids are already struggling to read and understand things properly since they mostly consumed "brain rot" content as young children
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 8:29 am
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:29 am to BluegrassBelle
Good for him. The whole "interfering with my learning style" thing is funny, but AI isn't going anywhere either. To me, it's sort of like when calculators became ubiquitous. It doesn't mean that teaching long division is a bad thing, but it definitely doesn't carry the same weight it used to.
I think AI will be similar. Obviously students still need to learn the material and not just rely on AI to do it all for them. But the end result will lie somewhere in the middle.
What this professor did is beyond hilarious though.
I think AI will be similar. Obviously students still need to learn the material and not just rely on AI to do it all for them. But the end result will lie somewhere in the middle.
What this professor did is beyond hilarious though.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:36 am to CocomoLSU
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Good for him. The whole "interfering with my learning style" thing is funny, but AI isn't going anywhere either. To me, it's sort of like when calculators became ubiquitous. It doesn't mean that teaching long division is a bad thing, but it definitely doesn't carry the same weight it used to.
I think AI will be similar. Obviously students still need to learn the material and not just rely on AI to do it all for them. But the end result will lie somewhere in the middle.
What this professor did is beyond hilarious though.
In my research statistics class in undergrad about a decade ago, we had to analyze data by hand. Most of those problems were 23-24 lines long breaking down data through ANOVA, t-tests, etc. It was hard, but taught you how to "get there".
In the last unit, we utilized the actual IBM program where you plug the raw data in when you're doing research and it does all of the work for you. But, because you learn the "long" way you're able to check the data for potential discrepancies. You also better understand the result.
Like you said, AI isn't going away. But there are still critical thinking skills to be learned by doing it "the long way". It's like the new social media for absolutely rotting brains.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:36 am to BluegrassBelle
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I can't imagine emailing a professor for an extension because ChatGPT was down.
When I read that, I immediately thought of this woman....
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:40 am to BluegrassBelle
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I can't imagine emailing a professor for an extension because ChatGPT was down.
Looks like they've invented a new way for Colleges and Universities to churn out imbeciles after 4 years and $80,000.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:43 am to BluegrassBelle
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“You’re asking me to get from point A to point B, why wouldn’t I use a car to get there?”
This student isn’t wrong. When they get in the real world their manager isn’t going to ask how the work got done. They’re going to want it as fast as possible, by any means necessary.
Kids need to be prepared to learn how to use and manage AI or they’re going to get left behind.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:48 am to BluegrassBelle
Fail them all if they can't do the work.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:54 am to Swagga
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This student isn’t wrong. When they get in the real world their manager isn’t going to ask how the work got done. They’re going to want it as fast as possible, by any means necessary.
And when AI is down? There's an AI "assistant" built into our documentation program at work. Every now and again the platform is down and you have to do your documentation by hand. You need to have a good understanding of HOW to do that without the AI. Or I have to answer for my documentation in a court setting if my notes are subpoenaed. If I use the AI program to write my notes, there's a good chance my recall isn't going to be as good when presented with the note.
And to be honest, the AI isn't good enough yet to 100% of the time be completely accurate. I generally have to proof-read the AI summary of a note because there will be some minor details incorrect. So I rarely use the AI because it actually takes more time to proofread than to just do the note as it needs to be done.
I'm sure folks in other professions can attest to similar circumstances.
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Kids need to be prepared to learn how to use and manage AI or they’re going to get left behind.
And you can incorporate that into the learning environment without having students solely rely on AI alone for learning/production.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:57 am to BluegrassBelle
Yea that's what I was afraid of with this newfangled AI. People are going to get reliant on it and not be able to perform their jobs without it. 
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:59 am to BluegrassBelle
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And when AI is down? There's an AI "assistant" built into our documentation program at work. Every now and again the platform is down and you have to do your documentation by hand. You need to have a good understanding of HOW to do that without the AI.
People I’m sure said the same thing about calculators, the internet, and Microsoft Excel.
The machine is still only as good as the person pushing the buttons. That’s why I said you have to learn to use and manage AI.
And of course you still need the knowledge to understand if what AI is putting out is accurate or not.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 8:59 am to BluegrassBelle
Students relying on AI to get them through college reminds me of a Star Trek: TNG episode where they visit a civilization that possesses advanced technology but no one understands the science behind it. Can't think of the episode name off the top of my head but Wesley Crusher was heavily involved in it.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:04 am to BluegrassBelle
These elite universities are littered with unimpressive minds.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:14 am to BluegrassBelle
So, today we have millions of students, and their parents, spending tens, or even hundreds, of thousands of dollars, usually going into decades of debt, to spend four years of having assignments given to them that the student will never do, but instead have ChatGPT do them instead, thus learning nothing and gaining experience in nothing other than how to use ChatGPT.
And they wonder why they can’t find jobs?
And they wonder why they can’t find jobs?
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 9:16 am
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:15 am to Swagga
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This student isn’t wrong. When they get in the real world their manager isn’t going to ask how the work got done. They’re going to want it as fast as possible, by any means necessary.
...and I can tell you definitively it is obvious when an employee uses ChatGPT/AI to do their thinking for them and it is often embarrassing and detrimental to their career.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:15 am to BluegrassBelle
Here's another “reminds me of" video...
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:20 am to BluegrassBelle
These are our future doctors and attorneys, ladies and gentlemen.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:46 am to Swagga
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This student isn’t wrong.
Yes, they are. The responsibility of the student is to learn how to retain knowledge and understand its place in their chosen field of study. Just getting something spit out to them by a computer doesn't achieve the learning experience (other than just plugging a question into a computer, which a trained dog can do).
They've been taught (whether purposely or by accident) that the goal is the degree. It's not, the goal is the knowledge of your field which earns you the degree.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:47 am to Swagga
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This student isn’t wrong. When they get in the real world their manager isn’t going to ask how the work got done. They’re going to want it as fast as possible, by any means necessary. Kids need to be prepared to learn how to use and manage AI or they’re going to get left behind.
They are going to need to learn when it is an appropriate tool and when it’s not. Seems like the professor is helping them learn that lesson.
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